Nutritious Late Night Snacks:- If you feel like eating something late at night, then only eat this healthy snack.

Believe it or not, we all go through this phase at some point or the other. This phase is midnight hunger when the craving for food is very high. In such a situation, we eat sweets, desserts, and fried anything to please our stomachs and satisfy our hunger. This may fill the stomach but you fill the calories. 

Do you know why we feel hungry at night? One of the reasons for the craving to eat often at night is that we eat the food during the day by restricting it. Excessive hunger at night due to lack of complete nutrition.

Lifestyle coach Dr SnehalAlsule gives much important information related to weight loss through her Instagram posts and she also says the same. She tells in her post, 'It also depends on your dinner. How long do you wake up to eat food many times you just eat unnecessary things considering it as hunger for time to pass. This habit can be an eating disorder and when severe it is called night eating syndrome.

However, Dr Snehal further states that you cannot say at all that people who have cravings to eat something at night have an eating disorder. If you are on a weight loss diet then you should avoid late-night snacking. But still, if you ever come into this situation then first know the reason for your hunger and then choose some healthy options. 

What are these healthy options, Dr Snehal has told in her post? Let us know about those options in this article. 

Late-night snack options

When you feel hungry, you may make wrong food choices. However, you have to make sure that you consume some healthy alternatives-

Turmeric milk

A cup of turmeric milk at night can be especially beneficial for people who get restless during sleep. At the same time, it calms your cravings and if you are taking a weight loss diet, then it calms your appetite without adding too many calories. 

Oats

Many people see oats only as a breakfast, but let us tell you that they can also be a perfect bedtime snack. Oats are a natural source of melatonin, a hormone that regulates the sleep-wake cycle.

Eggs

Eggs are an excellent source of protein and the tryptophan, melatonin and vitamin D present in them help in improving your sleep as well. If you often have trouble sleeping, then eat eggs shortly before eating.

Dry Fruits

Dry fruits are the best option to build your metabolism like any other snack. They can also help satiate your appetite. A bowl of almond, cashew, walnut, fig and raisin mix is ​​a good option.

Greek yoghurt

Yoghurt, especially Greek yoghurt, is an excellent source of protein. Research also shows that eating Greek yoghurt at night can reduce your appetite the next morning. 

Apart from this, Dr Snehal says that eating fruits or smoothies can also be a good healthy snack. If you have a habit of waking up late at the night, then plan your meals in the same way so that you have fewer cravings late at night.

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